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One in four employees say they need mental health support in 2021 after working through the pandemic, research shows. A third of employees are unhappy in their job – “largely thanks to...

There has been a comparitively small but significant increase in the number of people coming into contact with “secondary” mental health services in England, official figures show. Statistics from NHS England reveal...

The vast majority of employers have stepped up their efforts to support employee mental health as a result of the pandemic, research shows. Over 90% of businesses surveyed for Aon said they...

Over a third (35%) of workers in Britain say they feel stressed or anxious while working from home during lockdown. A similar number (32%) feel lonely or isolated, while slightly more (38%)...

The crucial role that workplace mental health plays in national social and economic wellbeing was recognised this week at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Typically held at Davos in Switzerland, the...

Healthy life expectancy for women in the UK has been falling – but men have seen no significant change, official figures shows. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said its latest analysis...

Hymans Robertson, the financial services and benefits consultancy and actuary, has said it intends to be “net carbon zero” from 2021. The organisation has also pledged to halve its carbon footprint by...

Three in five UK business leaders believe employers now have more responsibility for their employees’ mental and physical health beyond the workplace, a major piece of research suggests. The same number (63%)...

Specialist health and wellbeing intermediary and consultancy PES is ramping up its ambitious plans with the appointment of Stuart Gray, founder and chairman of Portus Consulting, as non-executive chairman. Health & Protection’s...

General Insurance broker David Roberts & Partners (DR&P) has joined group risk industry body GRiD. Well-established in the business and personal insurance space, the broker is strengthening and expanding its healthcare and...